Pelopidas (skipper)

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Branded Swifts
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Hesperiidae Subfamily: Hesperiinae Tribe: Gegenini Genus: Pelopidas F. Walker, 1870
Species
Pelopidas agna Pelopidas assamensis Pelopidas conjuncta Pelopidas flava Pelopidas jansonis Pelopidas lyelli Pelopidas mathias Pelopidas sinensis Pelopidas subochracea Pelopidas thrax

Pelopidas is a genus of skipper butterflies. They are commonly known as Branded Swifts or Millet Skippers. Polytremis kiraizana is sometimes placed here too.

[edit] Notable species

• Dark Branded Swift, Pelopidas agna
• Great Swift, Pelopidas assamensis
• Conjoined Swift, Pelopidas conjucta
• Dark Small-branded Swift, Pelopidas mathias
• Large Branded Swift, Pelopidas subochracea
• Pale Small-branded Swift, Pelopidas thrax